
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, November 26, 1994                   TAG: 9411280054
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: COVINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

DUI CHARGE FILED IN FATAL I-64 WRECK

An early morning accident in Alleghany County that killed one person Friday may not have been caused by a deer in the road.

State Police Trooper Scott Settle said the accident occured on Interstate 64 just past Exit 24 about 4 a.m. The driver, Jason Davis, told Settle a deer had jumped onto the road.

Davis said he swerved to miss the deer, striking a culvert and rolling several times.

Robert W. Hollins, 33, was killed almost instantly after he was thrown from the car. The Clifton Forge man was a back-seat passenger, Settle said.

Settle said Davis has been charged with driving under the influence. Settle said he was not sure whether a deer was the cause.

Davis and two other passengers were taken to Alleghany Regional Hospital. Davis was treated and released, according to a nursing supervisor. Additional information on the other passengers was unavailable.

- LISA APPLEGATE

Keywords:
FATALITY

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